This insurance broker was founded by the National Union of Students (NUS) in 1965 to service the student market. Endsleigh now offers policies ranging from £16 a year for student possessions to more than £10,000 for professional indemnity. It claims to handle 500,000 customers from 130 branches across Britain. The introduction of higher-value business insurance packages and a 25% increase in its client base since 2000 have helped the company to drive up profits 52% a year from an annualised £2.5m in 2000 to £8.6m in 2003.